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Bella Ramsey
Ramsey in 2022
Born
Isabella May Ramsey

September 2003 (age 21)[1]
Nottingham, England
Other namesBella
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Isabella May Ramsey (born September 2003)[1] is an English actor. She[a] is known for her breakout role as young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2016–2019), and subsequent television roles as Mildred Hubble in the 2017 CBBC series The Worst Witch,[5] the voice of the title character in the Netflix animated series Hilda (2018–present) and Jane Grey in the 2022 Starz drama Becoming Elizabeth.

She starred in the 2022 historical comedy film Catherine Called Birdy and currently stars as Ellie in the HBO drama series The Last of Us (2023–present).

Early life

Isabella May Ramsey was born in Nottingham in September 2003.[1][6] She was schooled online through InterHigh School.[7][8] She started acting as a hobby at the age of four, through the Loughborough branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, which she attended for seven years.[9][10][11] Ramsey then went to the Television Workshop and began auditioning for professional roles.[10][12][13]

Career

From 2016 to 2019, Ramsey portrayed Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones. The part is Ramsey's first credited role. After her debut appearance in "The Broken Man" (season 6, episode 7), fans and critics noted Ramsey was a standout actor for portraying her character's no-nonsense leadership style.[5][14] This reaction was repeated after her appearance in the season finale,[15] with The Hollywood Reporter calling her "season 6's breakout star".[16] Ramsey continued in the role for the series' seventh and eighth seasons.

Ramsey starred in the 2017 TV adaptation of The Worst Witch books, as the titular character Mildred Hubble,[5] for which she won the Young Performer award at the 2019 British Academy Children's Awards.[17] Ramsey announced on Instagram that she had left the series in 2020 due to mental health problems.[18] Her role was recast with Lydia Page for the fourth and final season.[19]

Since 2018, Ramsey has voiced the title character in the 2018 Netflix original series Hilda, for which she won the 2019 BAFTA award for best "Children's Animation" along with Luke Pearson, Kurt Mueller, and Stephanie Simpson. The series marked the debut of Ramsey's singing talent, with her debut song "The Life of Hilda" released on 25 November 2020,[20] and later on 14 December 2020 along with the release of the show's second season.[21] She reprised the role of Hilda in the 80-minute movie special, Hilda and the Mountain King, which premiered on 30 December 2021.

In February 2021, Ramsey was cast in the lead role of Ellie for the HBO adaptation of the 2013 video game The Last of Us alongside fellow Game of Thrones alumnus Pedro Pascal.[22] In 2021 she appeared in the lesbian horror short film Requiem alongside Safia Oakley-Green.[23]

Personal life

Ramsey identifies as non-binary[24][25] and is indifferent to which pronouns are used for her, telling The New York Times, "I'm very much just a person. Being gendered isn't something that I particularly like, but in terms of pronouns, I really couldn't care less."[26]

Ramsey describes herself as a Christian, saying that her faith helped her when she was struggling with anorexia nervosa. In 2020, she ran a YouTube channel and related Instagram account called United Hope where she shared her faith.[27][28][29] Ramsey plays the guitar and sings.[30]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Elefthería Ellie Short film [31]
2018 Two for Joy Miranda
Holmes & Watson Flotsam
2019 Princess Emmy Princess Gizana (voice)
Judy Lorna Luft
Nancy Nancy Short film [32]
Zero Alice Short film [33]
On the Beaches Kitty Short film
2020 Turtle Journey Daughter Turtle (voice) Short film [34][35]
3 Minutes of Silence Jane Short film [36]
Resistance Elsbeth
2021 Requiem Evelyn Short film [37][38]
Villain Georgia Short film
Hilda and the Mountain King Hilda (voice)
2022 Catherine Called Birdy Birdy
2023 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Molly (voice) In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016–2019 Game of Thrones Lyanna Mormont Recurring role (seasons 6–8) [5]
2016–2017 Future-Worm! Additional voices 1 episode [5]
2017–2020 The Worst Witch Mildred Hubble Main role (series 1–3) [5][18]
2018 Requiem Young Matilda Episode: "The Blue Room" [39]
2018–present Hilda Hilda (voice) Lead role; 26 episodes [40]
2020 Shepherd's Delight Girl in Park Episode: "Self-Tape 48" [41]
His Dark Materials Angelica 6 episodes [42]
Summer Camp Island Ramona (age 15) (voice) Episode: "Ghost Baby Jabberwock"
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Jane Grey Main role [43]
2023–present The Last of Us Ellie Main role [22][44]

Video games

Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Doctor Who Infinity Freya (voice) [45]

Radio & podcasts

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Drama Miss Edith BBC Radio 4 episode: "Edith Sitwell in Scarborough" [46]
2022 Impact Winter Whisper 6 episodes [47]

Discography

Year Title Album Notes Ref.
2020 "The Life of Hilda" Hilda "Chapter 7: The Beast of Cauldron Island" [48][49]
2022 "Birdy Song" Catherine Called Birdy

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 RTS North West Awards Best Breakthrough Talent The Worst Witch Nominated
BAFTA Best Young Performer Nominated [50]
2019 Won [51]
Children's Animation (shared with Luke Pearson, Stephanie Simpson, and Kurt Mueller) Hilda Won
2020 British Animation Awards Best Voice Performance Nominated [52][53]
CinEuphoria Awards Merit – Honorary Award (shared with the cast) Game of Thrones Won [54]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated [55]
2022 British Animation Awards Best Voice Performance Hilda Nominated [56][57]
Critics' Choice Awards Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer Catherine Called Birdy Nominated [58]

Notes

  1. ^ Ramsey uses she/her and they/them interchangeably; this article uses she/her pronouns for consistency and clarity.[2][3][4]

References

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